[Echo Talon]

I like the flat tax.

[Always Right]

Well the chior has bought up the snake oil. The biggest problem with the book is it should in the fiction category.

[Sounder]

Way to go Neal THANK YOU !!!!

[goldstategop]

The FairTax has so much to commend it... but two things stand out - it will enable all Americans to pay a single tax rate ONCE. And it will enhance America's attractiveness to foreign investors by showcasing America as a low tax haven in which to do business. That means new jobs, goods ans services for Americans. And lower prices on everything they buy. And it will increase our low rate of savings since the FairTax is a tax on consumption, not on income. People can make huge incomes if they want and realize the American Dream for the first time. They're taxed ONLY if they spend their money. With some hard work, its fair to say the income tax is destined to be histoire. And Neal Boortz and John Lindner have drawn the public a map in their new book on how to get there.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[staytrue]

ping

[Maringa]

The National Retail Sales Tax sounds interesting. I feel lazy and don't have time to read thousands of threads, but here are my questions:

1. Do state sales taxes continue? I would assume yes...
2. Even though tax accountants, etc. make a killing of the existing tax code, you are looking at a significant change in the economy due to these professionals having to look for new jobs and careers...The job market would be flooded with people looking for new jobs...We may not have any sympathy for accountants, but they are professionals and a significant portion of the economy.

[kittymyrib]

Get rid of the un-American progressive income tax and the IRS. The flat tax leaves the coercive jack-booted IRS in place. It should have NO place in a free country. Our founders would weep if they knew how we have let the federal government, though its armed agents, run roughshod over our right to be considered innocent until proven guilty...something the IRS is mysteriously exempt from. Shame on us sheeple.

[esarlls3]

AG, you're missing a party over here!

[ancient_geezer]

A Taxreform bump for you all.

If you would like to be added to this ping list let me know.

John Linder in the House(HR25) & Saxby Chambliss Senate(S25) offer a comprehensive bill to kill all income and SS/Medicare payroll taxes outright and replace them with with a national retail sales tax administered by the states.

H.R.25,S.25
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.

Refer for additional information:

• search: "national sales tax" OR "national retail sales tax" OR "fairtax"

[pigdog]

Thanx for the post, Rob.

[rwrcpa1]

The news about the Fair Tax book is great, but it's time for action. I know a lot of people read these threads but don't post. This is for you. We must let Congress know that we support the Fair Tax Act of 2005 (H.R. 25/S. 25). The only way this will get passed, is with grassroots support.

If you haven't written your congressmen since the book came out, please write them an email. It doesn't have to be elaborate, telling all the advantages of the Fair Tax. Just tell them "I support the Fair Tax Act of 2005 (H.R. 25/S. Please support it and co-sponsor the bill." That's all you need to say. They know about the bill, and the buzz about the book has helped. They just need to know you want them to support it. Then come back here and say you did it.

You can write your senators here: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=TX

You can write your congressman here: http://www.house.gov/writerep/

[manic4organic]

FairTax bump.

[Your Nightmare]

So what happens in September when the President's Tax Reform Commission doesn't recommend the FairTax or a NRST in general? Are all the FairTaxers gonna put on their "No IRS!" t-shirts and protest the local IRS building? The FairTax is a specious plan that just won't work, regardless of how many people think it will. There is absolutely no chance of the FairTax being implemented. None. It would be the end of the Republican party as we know it and there are too many people in power who understand this.

There are going to be a lot of disappointed FairTax fans. It's going to be fun to see how they react.(Will they pout or will they get active in workable tax reform?)


"100,000,000,000,000 Flies Can't Be Wrong: Eat S#!+!"

[devane617]

Nice for Neal that his book is #1, but flat/fair tax will never happen. It's a moot point to even discuss.

[mountainfolk]

We put in a request at the library just today for Neal's book. Any interest that can be generated for a sensible tax reform can only help us all. Thank you Neal Boortz. The reason we asked for the book is that we heard Neal on Sean Hannity's program discussing his tax plan and it sounds quite feasible.

[Your Nightmare]

Here's an interesting quote from Rep. Linder when he testified before the Ways & Means Committee in July.

"If a business went to Home Depot and bought some goods from Home Depot they would pay the tax at Home Depot which sells to both consumers and businesses. And they would keep their receipts and they'd use the value of those receipts as a credit against paying the tax in the future. So they would not be taxed and we would not ask the Home Depot to make the decision whether or not to raise the tax from them. Any business-to-business transfer will not be taxed at all."

So it looks like if a business buys from another business that also sells to consumers, the purchasing business must pay the tax and file for a credit. That's seems like a lot of compliance mess and an opportunity for businesses to end up paying the tax if receipts are lost or not turned end by employees. (And it would be economically distorting because a business would prefer to buy from another business that doesn't sell to consumers over one that does so they can avoid the hassle.)

[demsux]

ANYTHING but what we have now.

[musanon]

The book concludes with these words:

" --- All efforts at reform have failed..
The income tax punishes incentive and achievement and rewards those who know the ropes inside the beltway. The FairTax will have none of these flaws.
It is time for a second American revolution - a tax revolt. Will you be on the front lines?"

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[Doe Eyes]

The best part is all those loonies that complained about the "marriage penalty" get their clocks cleaned by this one.

Its great for single people.